title: [Thoracic sarcoidosis].
abstract: Sarcoidosis is essentially a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The pathogenesis is assumed to consist in an abnormal immune reaction to a still unidentified antigen. The commonest manifestations of sarcoidosis are mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy and pulmonary infiltrates. The complex variety of clinical presentations of sarcoidosis means that the differential diagnosis has to include a wide range of entities. The clinical and radiological features of thoracic sarcoidosis are described, and the spectrum of relevant investigations is discussed. With respect to radiological diagnosis, computed tomography, with its higher sensitivity than other techniques, is of particular value for the precise determination of the morphological correlate of pulmonary and nodal changes and their functional relevance.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bick
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vassallo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diederich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller-Miny
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Auffermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erlemann
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Thorakale Sarkoidose.